High fat diet has a prominent effect upon the course of chronic schistosomiasis mansoni in mice
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(4): 608-613, July 2009. graf, tab
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ABSTRACT
This study investigated whether a long-term high-fat diet has an effect on the outcome of chronic murine schistosomiasis mansoni compared to a standard diet. Swiss Webster female mice (3 weeks old) were fed each diet for up to six months and were then infected with 50 Schistosoma mansoni cercariae. Their nutritional status was assessed by monitoring total serum cholesterol and body mass. Infected mice were examined 6-17 weeks post infection to estimate the number of eggs in faeces. Mice were euthanised the next day. Total serum cholesterol was lower in infected mice in comparison to uninfected controls (p = 0.0055). In contrast, body mass (p = 0.003), liver volume (p = 0.0405), spleen volume (p = 0.0124), lung volume (p = 0.0033) and faecal (p = 0.0064) and tissue egg density (p = 0.0002) were significantly higher for infected mice fed a high-fat diet. From these findings, it is suggested that a high-fat diet has a prominent effect on the course of chronic schistosomiasis mansoni in mice.
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Asunto principal:
Esquistosomiasis mansoni
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Grasas de la Dieta
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Colesterol
Límite:
Animales
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Fiocruz/BR
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Instituto de Biologia/BR
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Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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